American Idioms and Expressions

Chips And Dip Idiom

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chips and dip
What does chips and dip mean?
potato chips and something to dip them into before eating them (potato chips are called crisps in the United Kingdom)We bought some chips and dip for the party.
chips and dip
What does chips and dip mean?
potato chips and something to dip them into before eating them We bought some chips and dip for the party.


Some Random Idioms
stressed out
What does "stressed out" mean?
anxious; upset; agitated; annoyed
feel like going (somewhere)
What does "feel like going (somewhere)" mean?
to be in the mood to go somewhere, to want to go somewhere I did not feel like going to a movie so I stayed home.

freak
What does "freak" mean?
lose control; panic
Honor among thieves
What does "Honor among thieves" mean?
If someone says there is honor among thieves, this means that even corrupt or bad people sometimes have a sense of honor or integrity, or justice, even if it is skewed. ('Honour among thieves' is the British English version.)
for openers
What does "for openers" mean?
to start with For openers, we decided to start the weekend with a nice meal.

get out of my face
What does "get out of my face" mean?
do not argue with me; make room; make space
My heart goes out to someone
What does "My heart goes out to someone" mean?
If your heart goes out to someone, you feel genuine sympathy for them.
nickel and dime (someone)
What does "nickel and dime (someone)" mean?
to charge many small amounts of money (which eventually equal a large amount of money)The small repairs on my car are beginning to nickel and dime me.
win (someone's) heart
What does "win (someone's) heart" mean?
to do nice things for someone to make him or her love you, something (music/book/art) has the qualities to make you like itThe young man won the girl's heart by his kind and caring attitude toward her.
drowning in (something)
What does "drowning in (something)" mean?
to be submerged in something, to be overwhelmed with something The man is drowning in debt and has no money.
I am drowning in work this week.

table a discussion
What does "table a discussion" mean?
to postpone a discussion until a later time We tabled the discussion about the salary issue until the next meeting.

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